Recently, a California couple faced a terrible tragedy. Their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Savannah Carolls, died from Sudden Unexplained Death in Children. In the those few precious years that they had with her, Savannah's parents, Larry and Carrie, took advantage of every moment they could with young Savannah. They called these moments, "stolen moments." They could be anything from a cookie to a trip to the play ground. These moments served as inspiration for the campaign titled Savannah's Stolen Moment.
After seven months, the campaign raised over $96,000. Out of that money, $10,000 will go to creating the recipient's families own stolen moment and then the rest into the child's college fund.
The Carolls got on a plane to Savannah, Georgia on Sunday. They visited all types of places from parks to museums to try and find the right family to give the money to. Finally, they visited Jumping Jacks, where their son Jack, met a girl named Isabella. Larry and Carrie got to talking with Isabella's mother Sarah Williams and found out that she was the single mother of five children. They instantly knew that this girl and her family would be getting the money.
When the Carolls offered Williams the money she was shocked. Everyone started crying. Isabelle said that is is now her goal to go to college twice. As for her stolen moment, Isabella wants to go somewhere with water so they will be going to a tropical island soon.
Check out the full story here: The Gift of a Lifetime
-Crystiana Schlitz
I commend this family for using something tragic in their life to help someone else. There is such importance in giving back to our community. It takes courage and strength to take the time to make a difference in someone's life. I am sure their act was such a blessing to this single mom and to her children. What a beautiful thing to use a moment in their life that brought so much pain and sorrow, and use it as inspiration to help someone else out in a less fortunate situation.
ReplyDelete-Stephanie Kohel